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Joel Shulkin, MD, is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and United States Air Force veteran with a master’s in public health. Having been lucky enough to be mentored by the legendary Michael Palmer, his short stories have appeared in various print and online journals, and he has won several national and local writing awards for fiction and poetry. He lives in Florida with his wife and twin daughters.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 384 ratings · 160 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Adverse Effects 3.64 avg rating — 134 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spontaneous Remission by Joel Shulkin (Goodreads Author), Abigail Simmons (illustrator) 4.22 avg rating — 86 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heroic Measures (Death Benefits, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 80 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toxic Effects (The Memory Thieves #2) 3.78 avg rating — 81 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Wonder really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Memory Thieves Series: Books 1 & 2 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	StoryTeller Tymes by Maggie Lawson, Raeni Waters, Joel Shulkin (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Binnacle: Ninth Annual Ultra-Short Edition (Ultra-Short Competition Book 9) by Gerard NeCastro (Editor), Debbie Okun Hill (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Erik Svehaug (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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When I stared reading The Women in White, I wasn't quite sure what to expect as I had forgotten the synopsis by the time I got to it. For some reason I kept picturing Riley as younger, maybe because I had just finished another book narrated by the in ...more
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Once again, Jennifer Hillier knocks it out of the park. If you haven't read Wonderland yet, I recommend doing so. It's not absolutely necessary in order to enjoy Heart of Glass, as it's more of a spinoff than a direct sequel, but as there are referen ...more
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